Hijron Ka Khanqah

Hijron Ka Khanqah, the 'Sufi retreat of the eunuchs', is a 15th-century complex of a mosque and tombs in Mehrauli village, South Delhi, one of many monuments in the Mehrauli area. It dates from the Lodi period, before the Mughals, when some of Delhi's eunuchs were buried here. Since the 20th century it has belonged to the hijra community of Turkman Gate in Old Delhi, who look after it well and are said to come on religious days to give food to the poor.

The complex is reached through a small gate off Chatta Wali Gali, a narrow lane of Mehrauli. Marble steps climb to a broad patio of white-painted tombs, with a small terrace beside them and a wall mosque closing the western, prayer side. The most revered tomb is said to be that of a hijra called Miyan Saheb. Entry to the tomb is restricted.